Thinking of building something out of your Lego bricks? Let your imagination run wild by building whatever it is that you wanted to build. Whether you want to build a castle or a house or maybe a shopping mall, you can build it with Lego as long as you have all the bricks required for the size of your building. If you have thousands upon thousands of bricks you have collected since you were a kid, then you will not have any problem with the materials.
You can build anything with Lego, if you want to build a Lego house for example you can always take a look at instructions online or look for blueprints from the Lego website. You can also build a Lego Town for your minifigs. A fun and exciting project for you and your whole family, building a Lego Town will not only exercise your brain power but will also improve your imagination even if you are already over 50! Lego is a timeless toy anyway so age does not really matter. In your Lego town, you can build a Lego hospital building, some Lego ambulance, an emergency room with all the beds and equipment needed and you can even customized your Lego minifigs and make them into nurses, doctors, and paramedics. You can also build a police station for the LPD (Lego Police Department). Making a police car along with the police station is also cool. If you do not know how to make a police car, or any type of car for that matter, you can follow instructions in our How To blogs here at the Little Coloured Bricks.
If you have any suggestions on what to build with those little coloured bricks, you can always send us a comment since through interaction, we will be able to see what kinds of how-to or instruction articles we can write to make your Lego building more fun!
Although Lady Gaga makes you go Rara Oh-la-la, the singing sensation’s Lego version will make you feel just about the same. The talented singer and composer is now in Lego, although it is not a project by the Lego group itself, the creations still count as one of the best Lego creations created by Gaga and Lego fans.
This video may not be as good as other stop motion animations but it is as good as it gets. For those who do not know Lady Gaga. She was born as Stephanie Joanne Angelina Germanotta to a well-to-do family in New York City. She went to the Tisch School of the Arts at the New York University and studied music there. She left college though and started singing in bars in the Lower East Side. In an interview with the singer, she said her father thought she was going mad. Later on, as she transformed to the Lady Gaga we know today, she signed a contract with Streamline records. Her debut album is entitled “The Fame Monster”, a record released in 2008. The songs were well-received by fans and it reached the number one spot in countries like Germany, Austria, Canada and Ireland. The song Just Dance became a hit making it one of the favorites of Gaga fans in Asia. When Poker Face was released, it has marked the start of Gaga’s reign as a superstar.
Many argue that Lady Gaga rose to fame not because of her music but because of how she dressed. Considered rather weird yet appealing, Lady Gaga was covered by every magazine, newspaper and tabloid all over the globe contributing to the musician’s popularity.
Lady Gaga Lego minifigs and mock videos were later on created by Lady Gaga’s fans. Although Gaga may not have seen these videos yet, Lego and Gaga fans are fervently looking for the best Lego Gaga video.
As some Lego masters might build monumental-scaled buildings, or spaceships and space vehicles made out of Lego bricks, other hobbyists just enjoy making cat Lego. Now that might sound crazy and impossible, but it’s not.
Cats are some of the most affectionate creatures out there that is why many Lego builders make them. Although dog lovers are not very fond of cats, whenever they see Lego cats, they still are amazed how these Lego creatures were made.
Families in ancient times owned cats. In some cultures however, cats are depicted as evil creatures making them a “feared” creation. Today, such superstition have grown old and cats are now only considered as pets. Although the usual black cat crossing your path is still considered as bad luck, cats in general are now treated as cuddly fur balls.
Aside from being able to keep the mice away from our homes, they also provide owners love and affection no other pet can give. Some cats even entertain people with their weird habits.
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This particular cat, the one in the picture above is probably the most popular Lego cat ever made. This black Lego cat is another one of Nathan Sawaya’s creations. Nathan Sawaya is the lawyer-turned-Lego Master builder and independent Lego artist. Black cats are considered as an omen of bad luck. There’s a superstitious belief in folklore that if a black cat crosses your path, you are bound to have bad luck. In other cultures however, black cats are known to bring good luck and prosperity which cancels out the beliefs of the other culture.
Another creation you can find online is the Maneki Neko. It’s a Lego version of the Japanese Lucky Cat you might see greeting you at a Japanese store or establishment. Although the Lego creation’s arm (foot) might not swing like the original Maneki cats you find in the store, what makes it specially unique is that it is entirely made of Lego.
Lino M. is a truly talented Lego builder. Thanks to Flckr we were able to spot this talent since he posted his rather old school Lego vehicles in the said photo sharing network.
Uploaded on May the 14th, 2010, the Lego creations are based on vehicles and flying contraptions in the 18th century specifically those released in 1919.
These creations are reminiscent of 1919 but what was life like in that era? Back then, there were only 92, 407, 000 people in the United States. The whole decade was filled with changes thanks to the development of new technology. The main issues of the said decade included immigration problems, poverty, child labor and work safety among others. These problems are still being dealt with today. From the year 1910 to 1919, the United States of America reached its puberty as a very young nation in the new world.
The said decade was a time for industrialization and expansion. Communications was also developed exceeding the expectations of the people of the world. Even if World War I broke out in the year 1914, it also brought about positive changes such as electricity.
The needs of World War I pushed the limits of engineers that is why technology during the said time boomed to something that was unthinkable during peace time.
Photo Courtesy of Lino M
As noted by the IEEE “The needs of war pushed the technology ahead at a pace barely thinkable for peacetime. Radio facilities were placed under direct government control and brilliant young men like Edwin Howard Armstrong (inventor of the feed-back circuit) were pressed into military service. Developing radio technology that soldiers could use required the rapid advancement of radiotelephony.” (Reference: ecmweb.com)
The creations of Lino M., the Lego builder is reminiscent of these wonderful times. Apart from that, children who would see these photos will be able to learn about history.
From it’s humble beginnigs in Billund, Denmark, back in the 1930′s, nobody really knew that a mere building block would turn into an infinitely fun toy that would spark the imaginations of people of all ages and cultures. The Danish bricks became one of the most loved toy we all know today as Lego.
Lego was the brainchild of a Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen and was continued by his son Godtfred Kirk Christiansen who also introduced many innovations and his own ideas into the toy we know today. And as its success went worldwide, it was only a short time for it to reach the Philippines.
As far back as he can remember, 21-year old Jeffrey from Davao City, Philippines says he’s never preferred any other toy to spend his time on than Lego. The best gift he would receive for Christmas or his birthday isn’t a new phone, a cool laptop, or even a new cymbal for his drum kit. Even the simplest Lego piece or set to add to his large collection would make him smile that would last for an entire day.
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Jeffrey is what you might call a Lego addict. Once you step into his room, you’ll already begin to think you were in Legoland will all the buckets of Lego bricks. “Lego never bored me,” Jeffrey says, holding a handful of colored bricks. “It’s always fun, no matter what you want to try to make out of a few blocks and an idea in your head.” Lego is infinitely fun. That was actually part of Godtfred Christiansen’s vision for the Lego blocks when he took over the company after his father’s death. Even Jeffrey agrees saying, “only your imagination can deter you with what you can do with Lego and since the imagination is infinite, almost, you are sure not to run out of ideas, ever.”
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As a pass-time and a means to develop a child’s imagination, Lego is more than just a cure for the bored. As Lego became a world-wide phenomenon, even scientists and psychologists admit that Lego can help stimulate a child’s brain development. Just look at the many books and published works on the effects of Lego on children -and even on grown-ups! “This is definitely something I can’t part with when I get older,” Jeffrey adds. “I might just give up my other collections and hobbies, but I’ll forever stick with Lego. It’s better than any stress medication a psychologist can prescribe.”
Creating an object out of Lego bricks gives a lot of satisfaction to people. Jeffrey, enjoys this kind of satisfaction. This fulfillment is what keeps Jeffrey hooked on the colorful bricks since the day he got his very first Lego set. “I remember playing with my very first bucket of bricks. They were the big blocks, a version of Lego for small kids. After that, I just kept collecting and creating Lego figures.”
Just graduated from college, Jeffrey sees himself in the business world sometime in the future. He envisions having his own business and franchises, with his own house and car. “I can definitely do with a bigger room,” Jeffrey says, “more room for my Lego!”
